CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Scheme to avoid returning after

school (8)

5 Rarely succeeded with student

in contrary manner (6) 10 Doctor changed for lunch that’s

headed by the Queen (6,2,7) 11 State how old one is? That’s

mean (7)

12 Beggar ignoring first

cause of fire? (7)

13 Food course hospital dropped off takes the edge off illnesses (8)

15 Question friend about

eating over time (5)

18 The man wears

animal fleece (5)

20 Type of speech that’s reported

in dreadful court (8)

23 Mo isn’t running with a new top

on today (7)

25 Adore holding son back (7) 26 Was having allium prepared,

notes man? (7,8)

27 Leave pudding after

losing heart (6)

28 No resistance after

Tory runs for leader (8)

DOWN

1 Spies supporting very large

party (6)

2 One trapped inside unfortunately who endlessly uses iron? (9)

3 Editor picked up girl’s

broadcast (7)

4 John almost

set free (5)

6 Tied up – and about to tie the

knot (7)

7 Plan to put daughter on basic

river craft (5)

8 Reasonable chair (8)

9 Found cereal is edible, to an

extent (8) 14 Changing dress at home before

golf (8)

16 Erratic aunt nicer when

drunk (9)

17 That is Victor in pain, head of

department realised (8)

19 One educates revolutionary

about race? On the contrary (7) 21 Wheel radius to change

gradually (7)

22 Possible source of steam bloke heard (6)

24 Avoids barbarians

after start of skirmish (5) 25 Transported heroin,

not ecstasy, for cash (5)